Show and TellElectronic book published by ipicturebooks.com24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 www.ipicturebooks.comAll rights reserved. Copyright 1999 by The Millbrook Press, Inc.Real Kids Readers and the Real Kids Readers logo are trademarks of The Millbrook Press, Inc.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For Anna Lewis, who showed and taught me so much S. H.Special thanks to Swatch for providing the watch and to Morgenthal Frederics, New York City, for providing the eyeglasses.e-ISBN 1-58824-491-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataHood, Susan.Show and tell / Susan Hood ; photographs by Dorothy Handelman.p. cm. (Real kids readers. Level 2)Summary: A rhyming tale about a girl who forgets to bring something to school for show-and-tell day.ISBN 0-7613-2056-3 (lib. bdg.). ISBN 0-7613-2081-4 (pbk.)1. Show-and-tell presentations Fiction. 2. Schools Fiction. 3. Stories in rhyme. I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ8.3.H7577Sh 1999 Edc21Show and TellBy Susan HoodPhotographs by Dorothy HandelmanMy mom made me wear these pants that I hate I missed the school bus, so now I am late.I bump Mrs. Wood. Down goes her purse! My day starts off badly, and then it gets worse! 45I groan when I hear the other kids say, “What did you bring in for Show and Tell Day?”7Zack Burns has a bag, and so does Sue Scott. But I have no bag. You see, I forgot.I have nothing to show and nothing to tell. What will I do? I do not feel well.Sue has a seashell she found by the shore. If you hold it up close, you can hear the sea roar.10I hear the sea roar with the shell to my ear. My tummy roars too. Do the other kids hear?Zack shows a birds nest he found in a tree. The kids crowd around. They all want to see.13Then it is Ricks turn. He shows his loose tooth. I smile when he says his tooth has come “looth.”15My turn will come soon. Just two kids to go. I have to get up after Kate and Joe.What can I show? What can I tell? When will this day end? Did I hear the bell?1617Kate shows a goose egg she got on a farm. I feel lots of goose bumps pop up on my arm.1920Joe shows his yo-yo, but it will not work. Now my turn is next. I feel like a jerk.21The kids stare at me. I sink in my chair. I look in my desk no Show and Tell there.I look in my pockets not one little thing. The kids ask again, “So what did you bring?”2223My face feels red hot. Then what do I see? A mug and a spoon a SPOON will save me!24I ask Mrs. Wood, “May I use your spoon?” I tell her that I will give it back soon.I bet kids are thinking, “That girl must be sick. What good is a spoon?” But I know a trick.2627I place the spoon on the end of my nose. I stand very still from my head to my toes.28The kids clap and cheer. They think I did well! They say that my trick was the best Show and Tell.This day started badly. It turned out okay. Boy, am I glad it was Show and Tell Day!Phonic Guidelines Use the following guidelines to help your child read the words in Show and Tell.Short Vowels When two consonants surround a vowel, the sound of the vowel is usually short. This means you pronounce a as in apple, e as in egg, i as in igloo, o as in octopus, and u as in umbrella. Short-vowel words in this story include: bag, bet, bus, but, can, did, get, got, has, his, hot, kids, lots, mom, mug, not, pop, red, Toms.Short-Vowel words with Consonant Blends When two or more different consonants are side by side, they usually blend to make a combined sound. In this story, short-vowel words with consonant blends include: ask, best, bring, bump, clap, desk, end, glad, just, must, nest, next, pants, sink, stand, still.Double Consonants When two identical consonants appear side by side, one of them is silent. In this story, double consonants appear in the short-vowel words bell, egg, missed, Scott, shell, tell, well, will, and in the all-family, the word all.R-Controlled Vowels When a vowel is followed by the letter r, its sound is changed by the r. In this story, words with r-controlled vowels include: are, arm, birds, Burns, farm, for, girl, her, jerk, purse, shore, starts, turn.Long Vowel and Silent E If a word has a vowel and ends with an e, usually the vowel is long and the e is silent. Long vowels are pronounced the same way as their alphabet names. In this story, words with a long vowel and silent e include: close, face, hate, late, like, made, nose, place, save, smile, use.Double Vowels When two vowels are side by side, usually the first vowel is long and the second vowel is silent. Double-vowel words in this story include: day, feel, groan, may, say, sea, see, toes, tree.Diphthongs Sometimes when two vowels (or a vowel and a consonant) are side by side, they combine to make a diphthonga sound that is different from long or short v